The Road to This Wedding Was Paved With Theft, Lies, Tears, Other Marriages â and Forgiveness
Hal Karp, who overcame drug and alcohol addiction, asked forgiveness for the pain he had caused, decades ago, to Irene Sibaja. His vulnerability led to a reconnection.
Irene Sibaja heard Hal Karp on the podcast “Unorthodox” in 2018. There was something in his voice that made her reach out to him after so many years and so much pain. They were married Dec. 6 at Temple Emanu-El in Dallas.Credit...Allison V. Smith for The New York Times
By Alix Wall
Jan. 8, 2021
The lessons from the love story of Irene Sibaja and Hal Karp are many, but here are some of the more obvious: The old dating adage âright person, wrong timeâ is real; forgiveness is a gift; sharing your darkest moments can have a positive outcome; and looking for an ex online can sometimes be a good idea.